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Joseph Addison Quotes
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A perfect tragedy is the noblest production of human nature (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Man is the merriest species of the creation; all above or below him are serious (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Physic is, for the most part, only a substitute for temperance and exercise (Joseph Addison Quotes)
A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world (Joseph Addison Quotes)
The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune (Joseph Addison Quotes)
The utmost extent of man’s knowledge, is to know that he knows nothing (Joseph Addison Quotes)
I shall endeavor to enliven morality with wit, and to temper wit with morality (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Music, among those who were styled the chosen people, was a religious art (Joseph Addison Quotes)
The time never lies heavy upon him; it is impossible for him to be alone (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury, and a foolish elation of heart (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Many actions calculated to procure fame are not conducive to ultimate happiness (Joseph Addison Quotes)
The most skillful flattery is to let a person talk on, and be a listener (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Without constancy there is neither love, friendship, nor virtue in the world (Joseph Addison Quotes)
There is no talent so pernicious as eloquence to those who have it under command (Joseph Addison Quotes)
A true critic ought to dwell rather upon excellencies than imperfections (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Men who cherish for women the highest respect are seldom popular with them (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Among the several kinds of beauty, the eye takes most delight in colors (Joseph Addison Quotes)
When a man becomes familiar with his goddess, she quickly sinks into a woman (Joseph Addison Quotes)
To my confusion, and eternal grief, I must approve the sentence that destroys me (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Knowledge is that which, next to virtue, truly raises one person above another (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Young people soon give, and forget insults, but old age is slow in both (Joseph Addison Quotes)
I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs (Joseph Addison Quotes)
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes (Joseph Addison Quotes)
What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable (Joseph Addison Quotes)
I will indulge my sorrows, and give way to all the pangs and fury of despair (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Nature is full of wonders; every atom is a standing miracle, and endowed with such qualities, as could not be impressed on it by a power and wisdom less than infinite (Joseph Addison Quotes)
That he delights in the misery of others no man will confess, and yet what other motive can make a father cruel? (Joseph Addison Quotes)
No one is more cherished in this world than someone who lightens the burden of another. Thank you (Joseph Addison Quotes)
Words, when well chosen, have so great a force in them, that a description often gives us more lively ideas than the sight of things themselves (Joseph Addison Quotes)